Hey list, Sorry if this is a repost, but after getting no answer for a week orso i am wondering if the message got through. I've been trying to get into java stuff, and it goes alright. Until i start messing with something that slightly resembles UI use. I've tried running the following code: import java.awt.*; public class RootApplet extends javax.swing.JApplet { int number ; public void init() { number = 225; } public void paint(Graphics screen) { Graphics2D screen2D = (Graphics2D) screen; screen2D.drawString("The square root of " + number + " is " + Math.sqrt(number), 5, 50); } } I have the access bridge installed, I think. I've run it a few times. The setup program, that is. It takes a very long time to search on disks for java VM's, i think five minutes if not more. The code listed above however gives me a blank line and thats it. Also my java command works, but javac and appletviewer do work. My jdk is also saved in c:\sun instead of c:\program files\blahblahblah. I had to ask for sighted assistance to get the jdk installed anyway so I dunno what exactly is going on here. Could someone please try to help me get these things fixed, on this list or offlist on my email or skype/msn? skype: balliol1 msn: florianbeijers@xxxxxxxxxxx Thanks in advance for all your help. To be honest it's kinda frustrating me to run very simple tutorial-level code and to have this happen. Thanks, Florian